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Chakri K December 15th, 2020 9:25 AM 53 COMMENTS

Jio Approaches Trai for Anti-Competitive MNP Campaign Run by Rivals, Airtel Calls it Baseless

Leading telecom operator Reliance Jio has approached the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) asking to take 'strict action' against Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea. The Mukesh Ambani-led telco says Airtel and Vi are running 'unethical and anti-competitive MNP campaign' touting that it will benefit from the three agricultural bills passed by the Parliament. Right after Jio writing to Trai, Bharti Airtel termed the charge by Jio as 'baseless.' Vodafone Idea,... Read More

Chakri K December 15th, 2020 7:02 AM 0 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Wi-Fi Calling Service to Be Available in 2 Circles Starting Today

Vodafone Idea's much-awaited 'Wi-Fi Calling' or 'VoWi-Fi' service will be available for customers starting today. The telco has confirmed this news via direct message to a reader of TelecomTalk. The Vi Wi-Fi Calling service will be available only in two circles- Maharashtra & Goa and Kolkata circles at the launch. The company will likely launch the service in other circles in a phased manner. Wi-Fi Calling from Vi has been... Read More

Chakri K December 14th, 2020 9:52 AM 3 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Brings Back Rs 65 Prepaid Recharge With Rs 52 Talk Time

Vodafone Idea has now brought back the Rs 65 prepaid recharge pack under the 'combo' plan section. To recall, Vi used to offer Rs 65 Active Recharge pack in the past, but it was removed as part of the tariff hike that happened in December 2019. So it is safe to say the company has brought back the Rs 65 recharge exactly after one year of removing it. That said,... Read More

Chakri K December 9th, 2020 7:33 PM 25 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Launches Rs 948 Family Entertainment Plus Postpaid Plan With Unlimited Data

After launching the REDX Family postpaid plan, Vodafone Idea has now introduced the Entertainment Plus family postpaid plan priced at Rs 948. For the unaware, Vi has an individual Entertainment Plus postpaid plan priced at Rs 699. The new Entertainment Plus Family postpaid plan is also priced at Rs 699, however, the telco is charging additional Rs 249 for a secondary add-on which takes the overall price to Rs 948... Read More

Bala Yogesh December 9th, 2020 2:17 PM 2 COMMENTS

Tariff Hikes Should Come Anytime: ICICI Securities

ICICI Securities, a subsidiary of ICICI Bank on Tuesday said in a report that 2021 “could be a year of significant industry repair” as the firm expects “another round of large tariff hikes.” The firm said that upcoming tariff hikes “may drive higher revenue growth” for the telecom operators than the previous tariff hikes. ICICI Securities in its 2021 Telecom Sector Outlook also highlighted that the upcoming year “could be... Read More

Chakri K December 8th, 2020 7:02 AM 0 COMMENTS

Vi Rs 149 and Rs 148 Prepaid Recharges Offer Up to 18GB Data and 28 Days Validity

We all know that Vodafone Idea has the most number of prepaid plans among private telecom operators. Alongside offering a slew of offers like double data benefit, weekend data rollover and extra data on app/website, the telco also has some impressive prepaid plans under its portfolio. After the tariff hike in December 2019, not many telecom operators are providing decent prepaid plans under Rs 200, except for BSNL. Vodafone Idea... Read More

Bala Yogesh December 7th, 2020 2:50 PM 23 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Delivered Higher Voice Quality in November, Jio, Airtel Lag Behind

Vodafone Idea, the third largest wireless operator in India recorded higher voice quality ratings in November, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) data reveals. The data released by Trai on Friday on its MyCall portal is said to be generated using the Trai MyCall Application. Trai said that the data on its MyCall Portal highlights the voice call quality feedback provided by the users on its application. According to... Read More

Chakri K December 6th, 2020 7:02 AM 10 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Entertainment Packs for Prepaid Users: What Exactly Are They?

Vodafone Idea is slowly going back to the good-old-days when we used to have a separate prepaid plan for almost every service. As per the latest information available on Vodafone Idea's website, the telco has brought a slew of prepaid plans priced under Rs 100 like Caller Tunes pack, Games Pack, Sports Pack, Contest Pack and Star Talk Time Pack. All these plans are aimed at providing different services. For... Read More

Chakri K December 5th, 2020 7:02 AM 1 COMMENTS

Rs 599 Prepaid Plans from BSNL, Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea Compared

BSNL is ahead of private telcos in the tariff department, despite the telco limited to 2G and 3G services. Even after the price hike a year ago, BSNL is still the only telco in the country to offer 2GB data per day for 28 days under Rs 200. Even with the Rs 599 prepaid plan, BSNL is miles ahead of top three telecom operators- Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone... Read More

Chakri K December 3rd, 2020 8:09 PM 36 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel Adds Twofold Subscribers Than Reliance Jio in September: Trai

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) released the Telecom Subscription Data report for September 2020. For the second straight month, Bharti Airtel has outperformed Reliance Jio by adding 3.77 million new users compared to 1.46 million new users added by the latter. The report also highlighted that Airtel ended the month with 326.61 million subscribers under its belt, whereas Jio tops the chart with 404.13 million users. Vodafone Idea... Read More

Chakri K December 2nd, 2020 9:03 PM 60 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Refarms 3G Spectrum for 4G in Bengaluru

Vodafone Idea is following the footsteps of Bharti Airtel in refarming the 3G spectrum for 4G. The telco stated it successfully deployed 3G spectrum for 4G in Bengaluru. As part of this process, Vi refarmed 3200 sites across the entire city for 4G. However, the telco reaffirmed it would continue offering 2G services across Bengaluru. The refarming of 3G for 4G will enhance the telco's GIGAnet 4G capacity in Bengaluru.... Read More

Chakri K December 2nd, 2020 7:12 AM 5 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Launches REDX Family Postpaid Plan at Rs 1,348: Everything You Need to Know

As we reported yesterday, Vodafone Idea introduced a new REDX Family postpaid plan similar to the REDX plan for individual postpaid users. The launch of the new plan comes right after the price hike on Vi REDX Family plans of Rs 598 and Rs 749 which are now available at Rs 649 and Rs 799. The new Vi REDX Family postpaid plan is available at Rs 1,348, up from the... Read More